Removal of names from roll by Electoral Commission

1 Subject to subsection (6), the Electoral Commission must remove from the roll— a the name of every person who, consequent on a change in his or her place of residence,— i is not qualified to be registered as an elector of the district; and ii resides in, and is registered as an elector of, another district: b the name of every person of whose identity the Electoral Commission is satisfied and whose death has been notified to the Electoral Commission — i by any Registrar of Births and Deaths; or ii by the father, mother, or spouse , civil union partner, or de facto partner of that person or by a sister or brother of that person: c d the name of every person who, as a result of inquiries made under section 89G(2)(a) , the Electoral Commission has reason to believe has ceased for 1 month or more to reside in the district in which they are registered: e the name of every person whose name is entered on the Corrupt Practices List made out for any district: f the name of every person whose disqualification under section 80 — i is duly certified to the Electoral Commission ; or ii is notified to the Electoral Commission under section 86A : ii g the name of every Māori person who has exercised the Māori option under section 76 and chosen to be registered as an elector for a different type of electoral district: h where the roll is for a Maori electoral district, the name of every person who is not a Maori: i the name of every person who has been registered for the district— i by mistake; or ii by clerical error; or iii as a result of false information. 2 Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the Electoral Commission , on being satisfied that the name of any person has been omitted or removed from the roll— a by mistake; or b by clerical error; or c as a result of false information,— may place the name of that person on the roll at any time or restore the name of that person to the roll at any time. 3 In addition to other powers of alterations conferred by this Act, the Electoral Commission may at any time, subject to subsection (6), alter the roll— a by correcting any mistake or omission in the particulars of the enrolment of a person: b by striking out the superfluous entry when the name of a person appears more than once on the roll. 4 The Electoral Commission may, subject to subsection (6), place a person’s name on the roll if— a the person has been registered as an elector of a district other than the district in which the person should have been registered; and b the person’s name has, under subsection (1)(h) or (i), been removed from the roll of the district for which the person was correctly registered. 5 Where, pursuant to this section, the name of a person is removed from the roll in the period commencing on the day after writ day and ending on polling day, the Electoral Commission must , on removing that name, enter it on a list to be known as the list of post-writ day deletions . 6 No alteration pursuant to this section shall be made to the roll for a district in the period beginning on the day after polling day and ending on the day after the day of the return of the writ. 1956 No 107 s 57; 1983 No 104 s 10(1); 1985 No 149 s 11; 1985 No 150 s 2(3); 1990 No 1 s 24(2) Section 98 heading : amended , on 21 March 2017 , by section 43(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9). Section 98(1) : amended , on 21 March 2017 , by section 43(2) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9). Section 98(1)(b) : amended , on 21 March 2017 , by section 43(3) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9). Section 98(1)(b)(ii) : amended , on 26 April 2005 , by section 7 of the Relationships (Statutory References) Act 2005 (2005 No 3). Section 98(1)(c) : repealed , on 25 March 2014 , by section 45 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 8). Section 98(1)(d) : replaced , on 20 December 2025 , by section 35 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82). Section 98(1)(f)(i) : amended , on 2 July 2020 , by section 10(1) of the Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Act (No 2) 2020 (2020 No 34). Section 98(1)(f)(i) : amended , on 21 March 2017 , by section 43(5) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9). Section 98(1)(f)(ii) : inserted , on 2 July 2020 , by section 10(2) of the Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Act (No 2) 2020 (2020 No 34). Section 98(1)(f)(ii) : amended , on 20 December 2025 , by section 138 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82). Section 98(1)(f)(ii) : repealed , on 30 June 2020 , by section 8 of the Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 26). Section 98(1)(g) : replaced , on 31 March 2023 , by section 12 of the Electoral (Māori Electoral Option) Legislation Act 2022 (2022 No 62). Section 98(2) : amended , on 21 March 2017 , by section 43(5) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9). Section 98(3) : amended , on 21 March 2017 , by section 43(5) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9). Section 98(4) : replaced , on 21 March 2017 , by section 43(6) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9). Section 98(5) : amended , on 11 March 2020 , by section 7(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 2). Section 98(5) : amended , on 21 March 2017 , by section 43(7) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9). Section 98(6) : amended , on 11 March 2020 , by section 7(2) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 2).